Chapter 110 Ye Ningshuang's Performance
Chapter 110 Ye Ningshuang's Performance
Zhou Heng led Ye Ningshuang to the lounge.
On the way, he gave Ye Ningshuang a few brief instructions.
"Perform well later, and you'll reap the rewards later."
Ye Ningshuang felt very uneasy.
She was forced to participate in the Miss Hong Kong Island pageant.
Her father was heavily in gambling debts, and gambling thugs came to their house every day to collect the debts, looking at her with such disgusting eyes that it made her want to vomit.
A few days ago, she even said that if her father couldn't pay back the money by the end of the month, he would use Ye Ningshuang to pay off the interest.
Ye Ningshuang dared not imagine what the consequences would be if she were taken away by those people.
So even though she knew that the entertainment industry was also very chaotic and involved in power-for-sex transactions, Ye Ningshuang still went to participate in the Miss Hong Kong pageant to try her luck.
Even if they might still be subjected to unspoken rules, as long as they become famous, at least they can earn money, have personal freedom, and live a good life.
But Ye Ningshuang didn't expect the unspoken rules to come so quickly.
Yes, Ye Ningshuang didn't believe in free lunches. She thought Zhou Heng's claim that someone wanted her as an event model was just an excuse, and that someone actually did have their eye on her.
Although Ye Ningshuang felt resistant, she also felt that entering the entertainment industry meant she couldn't avoid such things. She needed a powerful backer to continue, so she didn't refuse, nor did she dare to refuse.
In addition, Ye Ningshuang also saw Shen Wancheng and the others with Zhou Heng when she was on stage.
If it's Liang Muchao who's interested in her, at least he's young, which is better than being with those repulsive middle-aged men.
Ye Ningshuang harbored a sliver of hope, one she dared not even dare to dream of: that it was Shen Wancheng and the other woman who had taken a liking to her. If that were the case, it was truly possible that they simply wanted her as an event model.
With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Ye Ningshuang and Zhou Heng arrived at the lounge.
Zhou Heng said to Shen Wancheng with a smile.
"Miss Shen, this is Ye Ningshuang."
Although Ye Ningshuang was very nervous, she tried her best to remain calm.
When Shen Wancheng looked at her, she gave an appropriate smile and introduced herself again.
"Hello, I am Ye Ningshuang."
Shen Wancheng looked at Ye Ningshuang up close and felt that Ye Ningshuang's temperament had improved even more, and she did not disappoint at all.
She didn't ask any nonsense about age or family situation, but went straight to the point.
"I need a fashion model to showcase a gorgeous, traditional-style wedding gown. Show me a runway walk."
Ye Ningshuang nodded, "Okay."
Ye Ningshuang walked to a corner and spent about a minute gathering her emotions.
When she took her first step, her expression had completely changed, leaving only a very faint smile.
She walked forward with graceful steps, her strides slightly large but steady.
Liang Muchao, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, was full of doubt.
Wasn't Ye Ningshuang supposed to be a model? Why isn't she walking the runway?
Although Liang Muchao is a novice, he has been to many overseas fashion shows.
He knows how models walk the runway.
The story of Ye Ningshuang leaving is completely different.
Liang Muchao noticed that Zhou Heng was also frowning, clearly dissatisfied with Ye Ningshuang's performance.
But Liang Muchao looked at Shen Wancheng very seriously, and his expression showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever.
Ye Ningshuang's hands are not like those of a typical model, either hanging naturally at her sides or with one hand on her hip.
Instead, raise both hands and place them in front of your chest.
When Ye Ningshuang walked up to Shen Wancheng and the others, she didn't strike the usual poses that runway models do when they're on the catwalk.
Instead, she slightly bent her knees, moved her hands down from her chest, slowly opened her drooping eyelashes, and widened the smile on her lips.
Only then did the viewer's attention finally shift from her body to her face.
After Ye Ningshuang's bent-knee posture remained frozen for more than ten seconds, she stopped all her movements, stood still, and waited for Shen Wancheng's comments.
Shen Yao was the first to cheer.
"Great, that was a really good performance."
Liang Muchao was puzzled.
"How did you determine that her performance was excellent?"
Zhou Heng also looked at Shen Yao, waiting to hear her opinion.
Zhou Heng also couldn't see what was so good about Ye Ningshuang's performance.
Ye Ningshuang sensed from Liang Muchao's question that he didn't think her performance was good.
Ye Ningshuang looked at Shen Yao nervously, hoping that Shen Yao could understand the purpose of her performance.
If no one noticed it, even if she explained it later, people would only say that her idea was reasonable.
The fact that no one noticed it means that the idea couldn't be appreciated by the audience, which also means that her performance was poor.
Shen Yao looked at Ye Ningshuang and said.
“I’ve seen runway shows on TV, and those models do walk with such grace and poise, quite unlike Ms. Ye Ningshuang.”
"But this just proves that Miss Ye Ningshuang listened carefully to my sister. My sister made it very clear that she wanted to demonstrate a traditional Chinese wedding dress. The skirts of these wedding dresses are very long, so you need to take big steps and kick the front of the skirt when you walk."
"Although Miss Ye Ningshuang is not wearing her wedding dress now, her imagined movements are perfectly normal."
"As for her gesture of placing her hands on her chest, don't you find it strange? But what if you imagine the handle of a round fan she's holding in her hands?"
"Isn't that why it's not strange?"
Seeing that Liang Muchao still looked confused, Shen Yao rolled her eyes at him.
"You're too naive. Miss Ye Ningshuang is imagining a wedding scene, so she's assuming that she herself is holding a fan in both hands and performing a greeting."
Liang Muchao suddenly realized.
"I see. Miss Ye's idea for this impromptu performance is excellent."
Shen Wancheng then spoke.
"Miss Ye's intention in making this face-covering gesture was not only to match the theme and setting of the wedding dress, but also because the essential purpose of a model's catwalk is to showcase the clothes, not the model herself. Covering her face with a fan allows the viewer's visual focus to be entirely on the wedding dress."
"That's right. At first, my attention was entirely on Miss Ye, and I didn't pay much attention to her face until she struck a pose at the end."
Shen Wancheng continued with a smile.
"This is also the finishing touch. Even if it's a magnificent dress, the purpose of clothes is for people to wear and to enhance them. So, Miss Ye finally drew everyone's attention to her face and her as a person."
"I'm already looking forward to seeing Miss Ye looking absolutely stunning in Ms. Lan's masterpiece."
Ye Ningshuang clenched her fists, so excited she was about to cry.
She hadn't expected these two Miss Shens to understand her so well.
The admiration in their words gave her immense confidence, sweeping away the gloom that had been weighing on her heart.
Ye Ningshuang finally felt that she had a future, instead of being trapped in dead ends.
Ye Ningshuang couldn't wait for Shen Wancheng to speak to her, so she asked nervously.
"Miss Shen, are you implying that I have passed the test?"
Shen Wancheng extended a hand to Ye Ningshuang.
He said with a smile.
"Of course, Ms. Ye, I am very satisfied with your performance just now, and I like you very much. I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration."
si-mexico